A light-emitting device includes light-emitting units and an electrical connection layer. Each light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting stacking layer, a first electrode layer, an insulation layer, and a second electrode layer. The light-emitting stacking layer includes first and second-type doped semiconductor layers, an active layer, and a first inner opening passing through the second-type doped semiconductor layer and the active layer. The second electrode layer is close to and is electrically connected to the second-type doped semiconductor layer. The insulation layer is disposed on a sidewall of the first inner opening and forms a second inner opening. The first electrode layer is disposed in the second inner opening and electrically connected to the first-type doped semiconductor layer. The electrical connection layer is electrically connected to the first electrode layer of one of two adjacent light-emitting units and the second electrode layer of the other adjacent light-emitting unit.
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1. A light-emitting device comprising a plurality of light-emitting units and at least one electrical connection layer arranged between the light-emitting units, each of the light-emitting units comprising: a light-emitting stacking layer comprising: a first-type doped semiconductor layer; a second-type doped semiconductor layer; an active layer arranged between the first-type doped semiconductor layer and the second-type doped semiconductor layer; and at least one first inner opening passing through the second-type doped semiconductor layer and the active layer; a first electrode layer; an insulation layer; a second electrode layer arranged at least on a side of the light-emitting stacking layer close to the second-type doped semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the second-type doped semiconductor layer, the insulation layer being arranged at least on a sidewall of the at least one first inner opening and forming at least one second inner opening, the first electrode layer being arranged at least in the at least one second inner opening and electrically connected to the first-type doped semiconductor layer; a substrate, the light-emitting units being arranged on the substrate; a first electrode pad directly disposed on the substrate and beneath the first electrode layer of each of the light-emitting units; and a second electrode pad directly disposed on the substrate and beneath the second electrode layer of each of the light-emitting units; wherein the at least one electrical connection layer is electrically connected to the first electrode layer of one of two light-emitting units adjacent to the at least one electrical connection layer through the first electrode pad and electrically connected to the second electrode layer of the other one of the two light-emitting units adjacent to the at least one electrical connection layer through the second electrode pad, so that the light-emitting units are electrically connected to each other through the at least one electrical connection layer, wherein the first electrode layer of each of the light-emitting units is connected to the substrate, wherein the light-emitting device further comprises at least one first through hole, at least one second through hole, at least one first conductive portion, and at least one second conductive portion, the at least one first through hole passes through the substrate, the at least one first conductive portion is arranged in the at least one first through hole and electrically connected to the first electrode layer, the at least one second through hole passes through the substrate, the at least one second conductive portion is arranged in the at least one second through hole and electrically connected to the second electrode layer, and wherein the substrate further comprises a plurality of first pads and a plurality of second pads, each of the first pads is electrically connected to the at least one first conductive portion arranged in the at least one first through hole, and each of the second pads is electrically connected to the at least one second conductive portion arranged in the at least one second through hole.
2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of trenches arranged between the light-emitting units, the trenches exposing sidewalls of the light-emitting stacking layers.
3. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the first electrode layers and the second electrode layers of the light-emitting units are respectively extended to adjacent trenches.
4. The light-emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein extended portions of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer of each of the light-emitting units which extend to the adjacent trench are located on one side of the light-emitting units, and the at least one electrical connection layer is located in the adjacent trench.
5. The light-emitting device according to claim 4 , wherein a region of the substrate onto which the at least one electrical connection layer is projected does not overlap a region of the substrate onto which the light-emitting stacking layer is projected.
6. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the trenches expose the active layers of adjacent light-emitting units.
7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is an insulation substrate.
8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first inner opening is a plurality of through holes.
9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one first inner opening is a plurality of bar-shaped openings.
10. The light-emitting device according to claim 9 , wherein the bar-shaped openings communicate with each other.
11. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein orthogonal projections of the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer of each of the light-emitting units and the at least one electrical connection layer onto the substrate are not overlapped.
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August 10, 2015
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